Four high school students accused of beating a classmate to death in Las Vegas have been formally charged with second-degree murder.
Jonathan Lewis Jr, 17, died after a fight in an alleyway near his school, where as many as 10 of his classmates swarmed him.
Police said nine students in total have been arrested so far.
The first four to be charged are under 18 but will be tried as adults under Nevada law.
Dontral Beaver, 16, Damien Hernandez, 17, Treavion Randolph, 16, and Gianni Robinson, 17, appeared in court on Tuesday where the charges were read.
All are being held in jail.
The fight, which was caught on a video shared to social media, took place near Rancho High School on 1 November. Police said the brawl broke out over a set of headphones and a vape pen that was stolen from the victim or his friends.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police’s homicide lieutenant Jason Johansson declined to show the video to the press, saying it was “very graphic” and “devoid of humanity”.
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